The auto industry had its best March since 2000, but today’s sales figures come amid signs that the demand for vehicles might finally be leveling off after one of the best stretches in the industry’s history. American consumers bought 1.6 million vehicles in March, up...

By Josh Keefe The all-time record for U.S. auto sales was set in 2015, a record many analysts expect be broken again this year. But it’s not car sales that are driving a booming auto industry – it’s light trucks, which includes pickups, vans, SUVS and crossovers....

by Mary Hanbury Orders for long-lasting factory goods rebounded this month after a December slump, signaling improvement for the struggling U.S. manufacturing sector. Overall, new orders were up 4.9 percent in January, an improvement from the 4.6 percent...

by Matt MacVey 5/25/2014 President Obama said in this year’s state of the union address that the U.S. has “the chance, right now, to beat other countries in the race for the next wave of high-tech manufacturing jobs.” The Obama administration has plans for seven...

4/30/2014 by Matt MacVey The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing survey for April, due out Thursday, will suggest the pace of manufacturing and the larger American economy for the summer. The consensus expectation of 54.3 from the economists in...